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Zhang R, Pan Y, Ren YK, Sun QB, Fu TT, Zhao X, Liu Y, Jiang YN. Mediating Effect of the NLR on the Relationship Between HbA1c and Left Atrial Stiffness in Overweight Patients With Hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2024; 37:597-603. [PMID: 38606768 PMCID: PMC11247131 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpae043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate the association between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and left atrial (LA) stiffness in patients with hypertension and to explore the mediating effect of the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on this association. METHODS Essential hypertensive patients (n = 292) aged 18-83 years were enrolled and divided into two groups based on the LA stiffness index (LASI): Group I (LASI ≤ 0.32, n = 146) and Group II (LASI > 0.32, n = 146). The LASI was defined as the ratio of early diastolic transmitral flow velocity/lateral mitral annulus myocardial velocity (E/e') to LA reservoir strain. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to determine the independent predictors of the LASI. RESULTS Age, BMI, SBP, HbA1c, CRP, and NLR were significantly greater in Group II than in Group I (P < 0.05). Additionally, Group II had a greater LA volume index (LAVI), left ventricular mass index (LVMI), and early diastolic transmitral flow velocity/lateral mitral annulus myocardial velocity (E/e') and lower LA reservoir, conduit, and booster pump strains than Group I (P < 0.001). Univariate and multivariate linear regression models revealed that age, SBP, HbA1c, and the NLR were independently associated with the LASI. Further mediation analysis was performed to determine the mediating effect of the NLR on the association between HbA1c and the LASI and revealed that the NLR had a mediating role only in overweight hypertensive patients, and the proportion of the mediating effect was 21.9%. CONCLUSIONS The NLR was independently correlated with the LASI and played a mediating role in the relationship between HbA1c and the LASI in overweight hypertensive patients.
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- Ri Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
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Kuznetsova T, Daels Y, Ntalianis E, Santana EJ, Sabovčik F, Haddad F, Cauwenberghs N. Clinical and biochemical predictors of longitudinal changes in left atrial structure and function: A general population study. Echocardiography 2024; 41:e15780. [PMID: 38372342 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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PURPOSE There is a need for better understanding the factors that modulate left atrial (LA) dysfunction. Therefore, we determined associations of clinical and biochemical biomarkers with serial changes in echocardiographic indexes of LA function in the general population. METHODS We measured LA maximal and minimal volume indexes (LAVImax and LAVImin) by echocardiography and LA reservoir strain (LARS) by two-dimensional speckle-tracking in 627 participants (mean age 50.8 years, 51.2% women) at baseline and after 4.8 years. RESULTS During follow-up, LARS decreased significantly in men (-.90%, P = .033) but not in women (-.23%, P = .60). In stepwise regression analysis, stronger decrease in LARS over time was associated with male sex, a higher age, body mass index (BMI), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and serum insulin at baseline and with a greater increase in BMI and MAP over time (P ≤ .018). Similarly, an increased risk of developing or retaining abnormal LARS was observed in older participants, in subjects with a higher baseline BMI, MAP, heart rate (HR), troponin T and ΔMAP, and in those who used β-blockers at baseline. Both LAVImax and LAVImin increased significantly over time (P ≤ .0007). This increase was associated with a higher baseline age, pulse pressure and a lower HR at baseline and a greater increase in pulse pressure over time (P ≤ .029). Higher serum insulin and D-dimer were independently associated with a stronger increase in LAVImin (P ≤ .0034). CONCLUSION Subclinical worsening in LA dysfunction was associated with older age, hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance and troponin T levels. Cardiovascular risk management strategies may delay LA deterioration.
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- Tatiana Kuznetsova
- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Mashayekhi B, Mohseni-Badalabadi R, Hosseinsabet A, Ahmadian T. Correlation between Heart rate recovery and Left Atrial phasic functions evaluated by 2D speckle-tracking Echocardiography after Acute Myocardial infarction. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:164. [PMID: 36991359 PMCID: PMC10061796 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03194-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Heart rate recovery (HRR) in the exercise test is the index of cardiac autonomic system function and sympathovagal balance impaired in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). An instance is left atrial (LA) phasic function, which is impaired in such patients. In this study, we investigated the role of HRR in predicting LA phasic functions in patients with MI. METHODS The present study recruited 144 consecutive patients with ST-elevation MI. A symptom-limited exercise test was performed about 5 weeks after MI, with echocardiography conducted just before the exercise test. The patients were divided into abnormal and normal HRR at 60 s (HRR60) and again into abnormal and normal HRR at 120 s (HRR120) after the exercise test. LA phasic functions, evaluated by 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography, were compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS Patients with abnormal HRR120 had lower LA strain values and strain rates during the reservoir, conduit, and contraction phases, while those with abnormal HRR60 had lower LA strain values and strain rates during the reservoir and conduit phases. The differences were lost after adjustments for possible confounders, except for LA strain and strain rate during the conduit phase, in patients with abnormal HRR120. CONCLUSIONS Abnormal HRR120 in the exercise test can independently predict decreased LA conduit function in patients with ST-elevation MI.
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- Behruz Mashayekhi
- Cardiology Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Karegar Shomali Street, Tehran, I.R. of Iran
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- Cardiology Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Karegar Shomali Street, Tehran, I.R. of Iran
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- Cardiology Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Karegar Shomali Street, Tehran, I.R. of Iran.
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- Research Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. of Iran
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John RV, Devasia T, Adigal SS, Lukose J, Kartha VB, Chidangil S. Serum protein profile study of myocardial infarction using a LED induced fluorescence based HPLC system. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2023; 1217:123616. [PMID: 36796215 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the major health conditions for high mortality and morbidity in humans. Delay in the diagnosis of CVDs effect patients long and short-term health condition. In -house assembled UV-light emitting diode (LED) based fluorescence detector for high -performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (HPLC-LED-IF) system is used to record serum chromatograms of three categories of samples namely, before medicated- myocardial infarction (B-MI), after medicated- MI (A-MI), and normal. The sensitivity and performance of HPLC-LED-IF system is estimated using commercial serum proteins. Statistical analysis tools like, descriptive statistics, principal component analysis (PCA), and Match/ No Match test were applied to visualize the variation in three groups of samples. Statistical analysis of the protein profile data showed fairly good discrimination among the three categories. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve also supported the reliability of the method to diagnose MI.
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- Reena V John
- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
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Cauwenberghs N, Sabovčik F, Magnus A, Haddad F, Kuznetsova T. Proteomic profiling for detection of early-stage heart failure in the community. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:2928-2939. [PMID: 34050710 PMCID: PMC8318505 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Aims Biomarkers may provide insights into molecular mechanisms underlying heart remodelling and dysfunction. Using a targeted proteomic approach, we aimed to identify circulating biomarkers associated with early stages of heart failure. Methods and results A total of 575 community‐based participants (mean age, 57 years; 51.7% women) underwent echocardiography and proteomic profiling (CVD II panel, Olink Proteomics). We applied partial least squares‐discriminant analysis (PLS‐DA) and a machine learning algorithm [eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost)] to identify key proteins associated with echocardiographic abnormalities. We used Gaussian mixture modelling for unbiased clustering to construct phenogroups based on influential proteins in PLS‐DA and XGBoost. Of 87 proteins, 13 were important in PLS‐DA and XGBoost modelling for detection of left ventricular remodelling, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, and/or left atrial reservoir dysfunction: placental growth factor, kidney injury molecule‐1, prostasin, angiotensin‐converting enzyme‐2, galectin‐9, cathepsin L1, matrix metalloproteinase‐7, tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily members 10A, 10B, and 11A, interleukins 6 and 16, and α1‐microglobulin/bikunin precursor. Based on these proteins, the clustering algorithm divided the cohort into two distinct phenogroups, with each cluster grouping individuals with a similar protein profile. Participants belonging to the second cluster (n = 118) were characterized by an unfavourable cardiovascular risk profile and adverse cardiac structure and function. The adjusted risk of presenting echocardiographic abnormalities was higher in this phenogroup than in the other (P < 0.0001). Conclusions We identified proteins related to renal function, extracellular matrix remodelling, angiogenesis, and inflammation to be associated with echocardiographic signs of early‐stage heart failure. Proteomic phenomapping discriminated individuals at high risk for cardiac remodelling and dysfunction.
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- Nicholas Cauwenberghs
- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 7, Box 7001, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 7, Box 7001, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 7, Box 7001, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 7, Box 7001, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium
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Schiffrin EL. From the Editor-in-Chief: Issue at a glance. Am J Hypertens 2021; 34:1-2. [PMID: 33599749 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Ernesto L Schiffrin
- The American Journal of Hypertension, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, and Department of Medicine, Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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